Place2Be provides emotional and therapeutic services in primary and secondary schools nationwide to build children's resilience through talking, creative work and play. We help children to cope with wide-ranging and often complex social issues including bullying, bereavement, domestic violence, family breakdown, neglect and trauma.

With the Duchess of Cambridge as our Royal Patron, we are proud to be one of the charity partners of the high-profile Heads Together campaign to end the stigma and change the conversation on mental health once and for all.

Director of Operations, Place2Be
London
£75,000

This is a very exciting time to join us. In the last 23 years, we've grown from 5 schools in London to 282 schools nationwide and this is a pivotal point in our journey where the end goal is high quality effective mental health support that is accessible to children in all schools nationwide by 2025.

The Director of Operations is a newly created position, responsible for the planning, management and delivery of a high performing, impactful and sustainable service in Place2Be’s Partner Schools. Working closely with the Chief Executive and other SMT members you will provide strategic direction for staff, and ensure that Place2Be has the capacity and skills required to meet its targets. Critical to the role’s success is the development of a culture that values professionalism, quality, accountability and cost effectiveness.

With the experience of successfully leading and implementing change, you have significant experience in planning and directing operations, projects and initiatives. You will be a highly experienced leader of people with a track record of delivering results and quality outcomes.

Bringing a genuine empathy and commitment to the cause, you will have an ability to work with Headteachers, counsellors and therapists to support and enable growth, innovation and collaboration.